{"id":301,"name":"Derick Jaros","url":"","description":"Derick is a fourth-time founder with two successful exits, now building <a href=\"https:\/\/customboxes.io\/\">CustomBoxes.io<\/a> to disrupt an $80B packaging industry. He began his career in Strategy and M&amp;A at PwC, BP, and HomeDepot.com, where he helped acquire a $200M business and went on to manage both a $50M and $200M P&amp;L. He later earned what he calls his \u201cPhD in business\u201d by launching a startup for HomeDepot.com. After learning the startup ropes, Derick moved into growth and intrapreneurial roles for large companies. Currently raising funding with Flippa Invest, Derick has a deep understanding, as well as hands-on experience of launching, validating, and growing disruptive models inside slow-moving industries.","link":"https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/author\/derickjaros\/","slug":"derickjaros","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DerickJaros-150x150.jpeg","48":"https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DerickJaros-150x150.jpeg","96":"https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DerickJaros-150x150.jpeg"},"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/301"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}